The Coroners of Northern Britain c. 1300-1700 [electronic resource] /
Houston, R.author.
For the last 800 years coroners have been important in England's legal and political landscape, best known as investigators of sudden, suspicious, or unexplained death. Against the background of the coroner's role in historic England, this book explains how sudden death was investigated by magistrates in Scotland.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; A Note on Presentation; Introduction: The History of Coroners in Britain; 1 Coroners in England, Wales and Ireland: An Overview of the Development of Their Roles; 2 Investigating Sudden Death in Scotland: The Task of Local Magistrates; 3 Scottish Coroners: Origins and Development of the Office to c.1500; 4 Scottish Coroners from c.1500 until Their Disappearance in the Eighteenth Century; 5 Regional and National Histories: Similarities and Differences between the Coroners of Northern Britain
Conclusion: Coroners and British historySelect Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
For the last 800 years coroners have been important in England's legal and political landscape, best known as investigators of sudden, suspicious, or unexplained death. Against the background of the coroner's role in historic England, this book explains how sudden death was investigated by magistrates in Scotland.
Great Britain—History.
History, Modern.
Civilization—History.
History.
Social history.
Europe—History—1492-.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.
Cultural History.
History of Science.
Social History.
History of Early Modern Europe.